It's been a crazy year.......

Without a doubt this has to be one of our favourite marquee weddings this year. There’s nothing like the challenge of a brisbane marquee wedding with torrential rain. Thanks to Josh from Jessie Dains for capturing our work beautifully and getting down and dirty (literally) to get the best shot for our couple Cassie & Callum.

...the last time we shared a blog post was June. That really is a long time in between drinks, so to speak….

So, whilst we are in the eye of the storm as far as Brisbane wedding + event season goes, we are loving that the weather has warmed up, that the sun awakens by 5AM every morning, that Christmas time in Brisbane is on the horizon, and therefore, there is some festive cheer in the air!

I cannot believe how fast this year has flown by. I am sure we all say it, and I am sure I said the same thing last year. But honestly this year has flown by quicker than any other… This year has seen my little lady Frankie :) turn one, a Summer trip to Bali, {my first International Love}, a ski trip to the ever inspiring Japan and a Winter expedition to our regular New Zealand ski haunt. With over 80 weddings and/or events planned and styled this year, it has been a heck of a ride, and whilst I cannot honestly say I have loved every minute of it {I would be lying if I did!}, what I can say, is that it has been the most rewarding year yet. For those of you who have planned and/or styled your weddings with us this year, Thank You! For those of you yet to come, I can’t wait!!! We have a fresh team with our Head Planner; Nicola Briggs bringing over 20 years of industry event planning experience to the table, a hip, youthful and fiercely loyal Operational Team, and a new Stylist; Annie who has patiently worked in operations for over a year now, awaiting the right time to step up to Styling!!!

We are a fun and relaxed team here at Main Event. We offer a personalised approach to our work, and our focus is on creating relationships with our clients that go on beyond the wedding and/or event itself. We work hard at creating unique events each and every time, and we strive towards achieving excellence in all that we do!

We wanted to share with you our 12 most inspiring moments of 2016…. Whilst we still have two months to go, we know that the last ten have provided us with amazing memories, with beautiful clients and with inspiring wedding planning and styling results. Photographs are all about memories, and without these memories, we couldn’t sit back and reflect on the gorgeousness of this beautiful industry, of each of our happily married couples and of why we do what we do each and every day.

So we had to feature this photo… There’s something we just love about this image. Oh, it may be the giant love heart in the photo? No it’s the genuine, unrestricted love that Main Event couple Steff and Damo have for each other. To see their reception images click here. Photo via The Ghermans.

You don’t want your wedding in a Church? You may think again if you haven’t viewed High Church Brisbane. We are absolutely swooning over Kristina and Nick’s church wedding. The colours, the mood, the style, the sharing and caring! This wedding brings a WHOLE new meaning to church weddings Brisbane :) Photo via Lover of Mine.

Lights, camera, styling! We seriously cannot get enough of our Main Event couple – Angela and Dan’s Brisbane city wedding. Brisbane City Hall in conjunction with Main Event Weddings hosted a truly elegant, stylish and sophisticated reception for these two stunners. Photo via Jashan Photography.

Warehouse weddings be like > WOW! Lightspace Brisbane has to be one of our favourite Brisbane warehouse reception venues. Main Event couple Emma & Sean allowed us to transform a blank, warehouse style canvass into an intimate and discreet wedding venue bursting with inspiration for future Brisbane brides. Photo via Lover of Mine

It’s always fun when we get to have a play! When High Church Brisbane asked us to get creative and do something to inspire future brides on their street front terrace of course we said yes. Great work by Callie at Florido Weddings for capturing the intimacy and mood of this setting so perfectly.

When a well constructed, beautifully lit Brisbane marquee meets an engaged couple with an imagination great things happen. Previously engaged couples are green with envy and current couples planning their engagement party in Brisbane are amping up the budget after seeing this gorgeous engagement party. See the Main Event facebook page for daylight photos. Photo via Kristina Childs Photography.

When a library is no longer a library. Main Event couple Irvin + Matt allowed us to get truly creative and transform what was a blank, concrete room in a Brisbane library into a wedding reception that goes in the record books. 1000's of hanging florals replaced the traditional fairy-lit bridal party table backdrop, framing the stars of the night beautifully. Photo via Lover of Mine.

If someone asks me where to go for drinks on a Friday, I automatically say "somewhere on the river!" I think this is where the love of riverfront weddings comes from. Emma and Nick said i-do at Toowong Rowing Club as guests soaked up the sun and inhaled the cool river breeze. Photo via Vellum Studios.

Country weddings have all of a sudden been stepped up a notch! Carly and Ryan’s Yandina Station wedding had it all… The before and after is astounding! If you are reading this, touch base with us and we’ll show you :) Photo via Artography.

Not all weddings need to be 3 course sit down with a beverage package. We loved that our Main Event couple Carly & Adam chose a Brisbane teepee wedding. Their Kenmore neighbours peered in envy as we transformed their backyard into something truly unique and personalised to them. Photo via Lover of Mine.